Face powder container



Feb. 1, 1949. L .BERING FACE POWDER CONTAINER Filed Dec. 6. 1947 @I ol 1N V EN TOR.

LYNN BERING By l Hp M

Patented Feb. l, 1949 252160,444 .reoafroworu CoNTAINEn Lynn Berii'rgjliollywoo, Calif. .application Deember vt, 1947, serial No.- wenn My invention relates Ito face powder containers -cr compacts and the objects of my iinvention are:

First, -to provide'a container A'for .tace powder which offers an effective solution to the -veXing and Voften embarrassing Aspilling of vtace powder should thecompac't-forcontainer be dropped while in use or, l'for that mattenat anytime; Vthis 'ibeing accomplished without resort Vto :cake powder. instead the containerbeing'farranged fito .carry loose powder.

Second, to provide a container :for lface powder which incorporates a gpowderzreservoir and :a powder puif :compartment separated :by a valve controlled .perforated compartment :so r:that lpowder `may 'beg'tra'nsferred as '-n'eeded, said fcontainei' also incorporating llatching means'tor .the valve so arranged that powderican only :be transferred wlhenithe container .is closed.

Third, to `fprovideV 'a J.container -of 'athis char acter which' is .particularly suited :for construction from molded plastic parts and is thereiore relatively inexpensive :of manufacture With rthe rabove and other :objects 'View .as may appear hereinafter, ueference;isdi1rected to the accompanying drawings, which:

Figure lisa top .or l@plan yiew of :my fface-'apow der container.

Figure 2 is asimilar'yiew y.with thecoverbroken n away .to sholw "the Yinterior of the :powder puff compartment.

:Figure '3 iis a sectional yiew through "B--Sioi Figure i.

.Figure through 'll-:l vof Figure ll showing `:thelid :latch construction.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional View throughi-'i of Figure f1 showing ,the lid :hinge construction.

Figure 6 'is .a fragmentary sectional View in 'the plane of Figure 3 i'showin'g :the valve zl-ock :in its locking .position :when the :lid is `open.

Figure 7 through 1-'1 :off 'Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional View through 3--8 of S'Eiguret.

Figure 9 is an elevational view of the valve locking member.

My face powder container includes a body l preferably molded. of plastic material. The body I may be cylindrical in form and provided with a partition 2 which divides the body into a powder reservoir 3 and a powder pui compartment 9i, The powder reservoir 3 is adapted to receive e iis a .fragmentary isectional. View* is a fragmentary sectional yiewv pression 1.5.

a Vsemi-permanent cover `5 which may be at tac'hed vby lvscrew' threads. f v

The powder puff compartment is closed by a lid 6 which is pre'ferablyhinged thereto. Morespecifically the tlid d is provided with a pair of v'depending Thingelugs l which 'nt into recesses 8 formed in Vthe walls of the vbody l. A ytransversely 'extending hinge Vpin 9 secures vthe lid S3 tothe body I. At the side of the lbody I opposite fromthe .hinge lugs 'I the body is .provided with Va recess .Iil Awhich receives 'a pivotally mounted latch Ilfthe'free 1tend fof which is directed upwardly. Interlocking :elements I2 Yare provided Vat the eX- tremity of the'flatch i'liandunder the corresponding portionzof the zlid 'i tofsecure the lid in a closed position. The interlocking Yelements are vso arrangedgthat they disengage when the free .end of the latch is Vpressed inward. -A spring i3 no1-- malty holds the latch in `an outer latching position. v ,y

yThe -lid J5 is preferably formed of transparent plastic material and may bein the form ci -a lens. Secured to the underside of the lid is a doublesided: mirror I4, the upper side of which. when viewed through the lid produces .a magnied image. v

Thesideof the partition .2 confronting the powder puff Ycompartment slopes downwardly toward one margin and this margin is provided witha delWithin the depression there is a perforated area .l 6 communicating Vwith the powder reservoir A3. The .normally underside of the partition 2 .is provided with a boss i? having transverse recess yI 8 coinciding with and exposing the perforated .area l. Formed .in Athe .boss .il and extending through the wall ci .body i -a horizontal .slot t9 A.which is .interrupted by the recess i3.. Theslot ISrreceivee a har ing la perforated area 22, the periorations of which arefmovable 'into .and out of .registration with .the .perforations .in the perforated area A .spring 2.2 is interposed between the inner end of .the slide 'bar .2li .and .itsslot .le to urgethe slide bar outwardly. The .extremity of the ,slidebar protrudesvlfrom the body l so that it may 'oe con" I veniently engaged.

The body I is provided with a vertical passage way 23 which intersects the outer portion of the slot I9. The passageway below the slot I9 is relatively wide but above the slot I9 divides to form two legs. The passageway 23 receives a U-shaped valve locking member 24 shown best in Figure 9. The cross portion of the locking member ts within the bottom portion of the passageway 23, whereas the legs of the locking member extend into the divided portion of the vertical passageway. The slide bar 20 is provided with paired openings which admit the legs of the locking member, and the underside of the slide bar between the openings 25 is provided with a recess 26 which accommodates the cross portion of the locking member. A spring 21 urges the locking member upwardly so that the cross portion enters the recess 26 and normally locks the slide bar in a position in which the perforations i6 and 2i are out of registry. The upper extremities of the locking member 213 protrude from the upper side of the body i so as to be engaged by the lid 6 when the lid is closed. When so engaged, the locking member releases the slide bar for operation.

The powder puff compartment 4 is adapted to receive a powder pui 22S which is preferably so arranged as to have an applicator portion 29 corresponding to and fitting in the depression l5.

Operation of my powder puff container is as follows: When the container is closed, as shown in Figure 3, the container may be inverted so that the powder puff compartment 4 is lowermost. The slide bar 2D is then reciprocated, and the container shaken to sift a charge of face powder onto the applicator portion of the powder puff. The container is then righted and the lid open for use of the powder puff. Should the container be dropped when the lid is open, no additional powder can pass from the powder reservoir into the powder puff compartment and spill. Also, should the container, while closed, be dropped in such a manner as to open the lid, the slide bar is automatically locked preventing the spillage of any appreciable quantity of powder.

Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the details herein set forth, but my invention is of the full scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A face powder container, comprising: container means deiining a powder puff compartment and a face powder reservoir separated by a partition, said partition having a ported area; a cover for sai-d compartment; a valve means operable from the exterior of said means for passing face powder from said reservoir to said compartment; and means responsive to movement of said cover to lock said valve means against operation when said cover is open and permit said valve means to operate when said cover is closed.

2. A face powder container, comprising: container means defining a powder puff compartment and a face powder reservoir separated by a partition, said partition having a ported area; a cover for said compartment; a slide valve mounted in said partition and having an operating end protruding from said container means, and a ported area movable into and out of registry with the ported area of said partition; and a locking device for said slide valve mounted in a wall of said container means and operatively associated with said cover to lock said slide valve 4 in a closed position when said cover is open and to free said slide valve when said cover is closed.

3. A face powder container, comprising: a molded body member having cavities in its upper and lower sides separated by a partition to provide a powder reservoir and a powder puff compartment; a semipermanent cover for said powder reservoir to permit periodic filling; a readily openable cover for said powder puff compartment; a valve incorporating said partition and including a slide member, there being registerable ports in said partition and slide member; and a locking means mounted in said body member and operatively associated with said cover to lock the slide member in a closed position when said cover is open and to free said slide member when said cover is closed whereby powder may be transferred to said powder puff compartment when said cover is closed but not when said cover is opened. f

4. A face powder container, comprising: a body structure deiining a powder reservoir and a poW- der puff compartment separated by a partition; a semipermanent cover for said powder reservoir; a hinged cover for said powder puff compartment; a slide member tted in said partition and having an operating end protruding from said body structure, said slide member and partition having registerable ported areas for transfer of face powder from said reservoir to said compartment; yieldable means normally holding said ported areas out or registry; and a lock member mounted in said body structure for movement transversely to said slide member and having an end engageable with said hinged cover whereby when said cover is open said slide member is locked in an inoperative position with said ported areas out of registry, and when said cover is closed said slide member is free whereby powder cannot be transferred when said hinged cover is opened.

5. A face powder container, comprising: a bodi7 structure deining a powder puff compartment and a powder reservoir separated by a partition, the wall of said partition facing said compartment sloping toward one side of said body structure and a ported depression in the lower portion of said partition; a hinged cover for said powder puff compartment; a slide member fitted in said partition and having a ported area cooperating with said ported depression to transfer powder from said powder reservoir to a powder puff disposed in said depression; and a lock member mounted in said body structure for movement transversely to said slide member and having an end engageable with said hinged cover whereby when said cover is open said slide member is locked in an inoperative position with said ported areas out of registry, and when said cover is closed said slide member is free whereby powder cannot be transferred when said hinged cover is opened. Y

LYNN BERIN G.

No references cited. 

